what happened please help

[bizzyblake]

i did a water change with pre mixed rodi water and when i dumped it in the tank the water turned cloudy what happed.
what should i do. please help anyone

 

[Sk8r]

we are hoping this was ro/di mixed with salt.

Mixed at 1/2 cup salt mix per gallon.

How much did you put in? Did you add it via the sump or the display tank?

Could it be kicked-up sediment?

Have you recently added calcium or buffer?

 

[bizzyblake]

I did add a buffer to it it seems to be clearing up a bit now

 

[Sk8r]

Possibly the buffer caused calcium to preciptate from the salt mix. Adding buffer and calcium real close to each other can cause quite a snowstorm.

Possibly just some deposits got kicked up from the bottom.

Good luck: just test it and if ok, don't worry.

 

[JEFFR259]

Buffer can temporarily cloud your water. No worries. It should clear up in about 15 minutes after adding.

 

[schoch79]

Be careful though with adding buffer. I once added too much buffer to my change water and killed 3 heads of my torch coral and the clouding was so bad I couldn't see maybe even 6 inches into the water. It lasted for about 24-36 hours. Really messed up on that one. I'm lucky nothing else died. Needless to say I added way too much buffer not just a little too much. I am much more careful now.